“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”
William Blake
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Primary source)
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-93) is William Blake’s radical exploration of the interplay between good and evil, reason and energy, and the constraints of conventional morality. Written as a series of aphorisms, proverbs, and visions, the work challenges the dualistic thinking of Blake’s era, particularly the rigid moral and religious frameworks imposed by institutions like the Church.
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“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
William Blake
For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern.”
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And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
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